diff --git a/cmd/deploy.go b/cmd/deploy.go
index 5d10832de..f3a6a1dab 100644
--- a/cmd/deploy.go
+++ b/cmd/deploy.go
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ func (c DeployCmd) Run(opts DeployOpts) error {
 
 	if opts.FixReleases {
 		bytes, err = c.releaseUploader.UploadReleasesWithFix(bytes)
+	} else if opts.SkipUploadReleases {
+		c.ui.PrintLinef("Release-Check skipped.")
 	} else {
 		bytes, err = c.releaseUploader.UploadReleases(bytes)
 	}
@@ -125,6 +127,8 @@ func setFlags(flags []string, opts DeployOpts) DeployOpts {
 			opts.Recreate = true
 		case "recreate-persistent-disks":
 			opts.RecreatePersistentDisks = true
+		case "skip-upload-releases":
+			opts.SkipUploadReleases = true
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/deploy_test.go b/cmd/deploy_test.go
index 18db567dc..28e884aa1 100644
--- a/cmd/deploy_test.go
+++ b/cmd/deploy_test.go
@@ -209,6 +209,16 @@ var _ = Describe("DeployCmd", func() {
 			Expect(bytes).To(Equal([]byte("after-upload-manifest-with-fix")))
 		})
 
+		It("skips the upload of all releases in the corresponding deployment", func() {
+			deployOpts.SkipUploadReleases = true
+
+			err := act()
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(releaseUploader.UploadReleasesWithFixCallCount()).To(Equal(0))
+			Expect(releaseUploader.UploadReleasesCallCount()).To(Equal(0))
+			Expect(ui.Said).To(ContainElement("Release-Check skipped."))
+		})
+
 		It("returns error and does not deploy if uploading releases fails", func() {
 			deployOpts.Args.Manifest = opts.FileBytesArg{
 				Bytes: []byte(`
diff --git a/cmd/opts/opts.go b/cmd/opts/opts.go
index 1839e8ea4..d22b0cea0 100644
--- a/cmd/opts/opts.go
+++ b/cmd/opts/opts.go
@@ -508,6 +508,7 @@ type DeployOpts struct {
 	Fix                     bool                `long:"fix"                                     description:"Recreate an instance with an unresponsive agent instead of erroring"`
 	FixReleases             bool                `long:"fix-releases"                            description:"Reupload releases in manifest and replace corrupt or missing jobs/packages"`
 	SkipDrain               []boshdir.SkipDrain `long:"skip-drain" value-name:"[INSTANCE-GROUP[/INSTANCE-ID]]"  description:"Skip running drain and pre-stop scripts for specific instance groups" optional:"true" optional-value:"*"`
+	SkipUploadReleases      bool                `long:"skip-upload-releases"                  description:"Skips the upload procedure for releases"`
 
 	Canaries    string `long:"canaries" description:"Override manifest values for canaries"`
 	MaxInFlight string `long:"max-in-flight" description:"Override manifest values for max_in_flight"`